I wanted to write a post in hopes of encouraging other moms to push through the hard first few weeks and succeed. It DOES get much easier and becomes a daily routine for you. Our daughter loves to be in my Ergo Adapt carrier, and I finally figured out how to nurse in it so that makes being out and about easier if she needs fed.
Whether this is your first, second, or fifth baby being breastfed, be PROUD that you are nurturing him or her with your milk and making baby nice and strong/healthy. I am very happy I chose to nurse our younger two children.
It makes life in general easier with no worries of making a bottle, being on a schedule, etc. She is nursed on demand and so was our now two year old til he weaned at 14 months old. In our county, I have not seen many people AT ALL nurse and I know it's not just me because it's not a big priority around here.
So many people just choose formula (which is fine for them) without even researching benefits of nursing. I did that with our older two - I did not attempt to nurse but once with them, which is fine - they are healthy 8 and 9 year olds now.
At my WIC appointment yesterday, for our toddler as well as me I was told it was National Breastfeeding Week (which I already knew), and that they have two small gifts for me as a nursing mom. I was so excited, because it's encouraging as a nursing mom knowing hard work is appreciated in general.
Here are the two gifts I received and if you have an appt, feel free to ask:
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I commend any woman who breastfeeds. My son was a preemie and had to remain in the hospital. I had to pump for 3 months for him and man it was hard. I tried to breast feed my youngest but medical issues prevented it.
ReplyDeleteI breastfed all of my kids and wouldn't have done it any other way. And that was back in the early to mid 1980s. Breastfeeding was very popular back then and it was the in thing to do. I am not so sure that still holds true. Sounds like you have it all under control and your kids are healthy and happy.
ReplyDeleteI breastfed all 2 kiddos. The first born for 9 months, second born only 8 weeks (that child ate more than I could supply, sadly) then third born til 12 months. I just feel like it's best for me personally, although I wasn't breastfed as a baby. Great to see more support in regards to breastfeeding mamas!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I tried to breastfeed our twins, but I couldn't make enough to satisfy them, and they were in the NICU for so long, eventually we had to move straight to formula. I still wish I had been able to do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful that I was able to breastfeed both of my kids. It's not an easy thing and often time some can't/won't or are unable to.
ReplyDeleteFor many reasons I ended up not breastfeeding and I was really hard on myself about it. But my little boy is healthy. I am so glad you were able to do it!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest nursed for 2.5 years. My second is still going at 2 years and 11 months with no end in sight yet. I plan to breastfed my third later this year as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it is awesome when a woman can breastfeed their child for so long! I unfortunately wasn't very successful breastfeeding either of my kids because of complications. It is definitely worthwhile when you can do it.
ReplyDeleteI breastfed all my kids up to one year of age. I wanted to make sure they had the best nutrition first before we moved them to formula feeding. Thankfully, they all grew up to be healthy!
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